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Genesis 27:40-42
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Genesis 27:40-42
Easy-to-Read Version
40 You will have to fight to live,
and you will be a slave to your brother.
But when you fight to be free,
you will break away from his control.”
Jacob Leaves the Country
41 After that Esau hated Jacob because of this blessing. Esau said to himself, “My father will soon die, and after we are finished with that, I will kill Jacob.”
42 Rebekah heard about Esau’s plan to kill Jacob. She sent for Jacob and said to him, “Listen, your brother Esau is planning to kill you.
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Genesis 27:40-42
New International Version
Genesis 27:40-42
New International Version
40 You will live by the sword
and you will serve(A) your brother.(B)
But when you grow restless,
you will throw his yoke
from off your neck.(C)”
41 Esau held a grudge(D) against Jacob(E) because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, “The days of mourning(F) for my father are near; then I will kill(G) my brother Jacob.”(H)
42 When Rebekah was told what her older son Esau(I) had said, she sent for her younger son Jacob and said to him, “Your brother Esau is planning to avenge himself by killing you.(J)
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